new install kernel panic, adaptec 2842vlb

Hi, I'm attempting to install Debian 1.3.1 as provided on the Infomagic LDR aug97. I have a 486 with an adaptec 2842, and a spare partition on one of the scsi drives. The system currently runs redhat 4.2, which I don't want to disturb, so I'm using loadlin on files copied to hda as documented in

Re: Infomagic LDR, & what's Bo and Hamm?

Thanks to everyone who replied on this topic. I should mention that not all of my prev. failed installs were from a cd, a couple of times I downloaded a "base set" from the ftp site. But the important thing is, ok if "bo" is stable and "hamm" unstable, how did the use of these terms originate? Alo

Infomagic LDR debian, and, What's Hamm and Bo?

Hi, I've tried several times in the past year or so to install debian, typically it installs ok from the 5 base floppies I make, but the kernel hangs upon booting after the install. I suspect my odd NCR scsi card (an ASUS SC-200) is confusing it, in combination with some other probing. Anyway, I